Stillers to take part in Nantucket Film Fest

Actor Frank Langella, whose recent roles include playing Richard Nixon in Ron Howard's 2008 movie "Frost/Nixon," will be honored at the 17th annual Nantucket Film Festival in June.

JON OFFREDO

NANTUCKET — Actor Frank Langella will be honored at the 17th annual Nantucket Film Festival in June.

Langella, whose recent roles include playing Richard Nixon in Ron Howard's 2008 movie "Frost/Nixon," will receive the Compass Rose Acting Award. He also is scheduled to take part in the annual "In Their Shoes" program at the festival, moderated by Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball" on MSNBC.

The announcement came as the festival unveiled its planned live events Wednesday.

The festival, which runs June 20 to 24, also will feature a staged reading of "The Lost Cause," a new script by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne.